Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1962

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"Stranger on the Shore" by Acker Bilk was the number one song of 1962. Acker bilk.jpg
"Stranger on the Shore" by Acker Bilk was the number one song of 1962.
Ray Charles had three songs on the Year-End Hot 100. Ray Charles classic piano pose.jpg
Ray Charles had three songs on the Year-End Hot 100.
Dion had three songs on the Year-End Hot 100. Dion, American singer and songwriter 1960.jpg
Dion had three songs on the Year-End Hot 100.

This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1962. [1] The Top 100, as revealed in the year-end edition of Billboard dated December 29, 1962, is based on Hot 100 charts from the issue dates of January 1 through October 31, 1962.

№TitleArtist(s)
1"Stranger on the Shore" Acker Bilk
2"I Can't Stop Loving You" Ray Charles
3"Mashed Potato Time" Dee Dee Sharp
4"Roses Are Red (My Love)" Bobby Vinton
5"The Stripper" David Rose
6"Johnny Angel" Shelley Fabares
7"The Loco-Motion" Little Eva
8"Let Me In" The Sensations
9"The Twist" Chubby Checker
10"Soldier Boy" The Shirelles
11"Hey! Baby" Bruce Channel
12"The Wanderer" Dion
13"Duke of Earl" Gene Chandler
14"Palisades Park" Freddy Cannon
15"Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" Neil Sedaka
16"Wolverton Mountain" Claude King
17"Slow Twistin'" Chubby Checker & Dee Dee Sharp
18"It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'" Johnny Tillotson
19"The One Who Really Loves You" Mary Wells
20"Good Luck Charm" Elvis Presley
21"Midnight in Moscow" Kenny Ball
22"Sheila" Tommy Roe
23"Twistin' the Night Away" Sam Cooke
24"The Wah-Watusi" The Orlons
25"Peppermint Twist" Joey Dee and the Starliters
26"Break It to Me Gently" Brenda Lee
27"Playboy" The Marvelettes
28"Ramblin' Rose" Nat King Cole
29"Sealed with a Kiss" Brian Hyland
30"She Cried" Jay and the Americans
31"Don't Break the Heart That Loves You" Connie Francis
32"Dear Lady Twist" Gary U.S. Bonds
33"Norman" Sue Thompson
34"Love Letters" Ketty Lester
35"Party Lights" Claudine Clark
36"Cotton Fields" The Highwaymen
37"Alley Cat" Bent Fabric
38"Twist and Shout" The Isley Brothers
39"Theme from Dr. Kildare (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight)" Richard Chamberlain
40"Tuff" Ace Cannon
41"Lover Please" Clyde McPhatter
42"I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)" Barbara George
43"Young World" Ricky Nelson
44"Baby It's You" The Shirelles
45"Speedy Gonzales" Pat Boone
46"A Little Bitty Tear" Burl Ives
47"Crying in the Rain" The Everly Brothers
48"Al di là" Emilio Pericoli
49"Shout! Shout! (Knock Yourself Out)" Ernie Maresca
50"What's Your Name" Don and Juan
51"Smoky Places" The Corsairs
52"Having a Party" Sam Cooke
53"Green Onions" Booker T. & the M.G.'s
54"You Don't Know Me" Ray Charles
55"Sherry" The Four Seasons
56"Johnny Get Angry" Joanie Sommers
57"Can't Help Falling in Love" Elvis Presley
58"Shout" Joey Dee and the Starliters
59"Rinky Dink" Dave "Baby" Cortez
60"Moon River" Henry Mancini
61"Ahab the Arab" Ray Stevens
62"Things" Bobby Darin
63"(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance" Gene Pitney
64"You Belong to Me" The Duprees
65"Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)" Roy Orbison
66"Snap Your Fingers" Joe Henderson
67"Lovers Who Wander" Dion
68"Let's Dance" Chris Montez
69"Cindy's Birthday" Johnny Crawford
70"You Beat Me to the Punch" Mary Wells
71"You'll Lose a Good Thing" Barbara Lynn
72"Uptown" The Crystals
73"Everybody Loves Me But You" Brenda Lee
74"Patches" Dickey Lee
75"Venus in Blue Jeans" Jimmy Clanton
76"Love Me Warm and Tender" Paul Anka
77"Teen Age Idol" Rick Nelson
78"She's Got You" Patsy Cline
79"Dear One" Larry Finnegan
80"Her Royal Majesty" James Darren
81"Old Rivers" Walter Brennan
82"Funny Way of Laughin'" Burl Ives
83"A Swingin' Safari" Billy Vaughn
84"Tell Me" Dick and Dee Dee
85"PT-109" Jimmy Dean
86"Little Diane" Dion
87"Percolator (Twist)" Billy Joe and the Checkmates
88"Twist, Twist Senora" Gary U.S. Bonds
89"Twistin' Matilda" Jimmy Soul
90"Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes)" Dee Dee Sharp
91"Walk on the Wild Side" Jimmy Smith
92"Soul Twist" King Curtis
93"I'll Never Dance Again" Bobby Rydell
94"I'm Blue (The Gong-Gong Song)" The Ikettes
95"Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" The Kingston Trio
96"(Girls, Girls, Girls) Made to Love" Eddie Hodges
97"Town Without Pity" Gene Pitney
98"If I Had a Hammer" Peter, Paul and Mary
99"I Wish That We Were Married" Ronnie & the Hi-Lites
100"Surfin' Safari" The Beach Boys

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Top 100 Singles of 1962", Billboard , Section II, December 29, 1962. p. 82. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
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